by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2007 | Eng. Control Systems, Fighters & Attack, Guest Articles, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, Testing & Evaluation, USA
F-35A #AA-1(click to view full) by Johan Boeder in The Netherlands. Earlier versions of this article have been published in the Dutch press and Defense-Aerospace. DID has worked with the author to create an edited, updated version with full documentation of sources....
by Joe Katzman | Dec 3, 2007 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Materials Innovations, Other Corporation, Transformation, USA
He likes it…(click for story) Small business qualifier Southern Counties Oil Co., doing business as SC Fuels in Orange, CA won a $7 million modification to a fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for biodiesel fuel on behalf of the US Navy, Air...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2007 | BAE, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Corporate Innovations, FOCUS Articles, GE, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Lockheed Martin, Logistics Innovations, MBDA, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Public Partnering, Raytheon, Rolls Royce, Support & Maintenance, Transformation, Transport & Utility
LCpl Taylor RM,Afghanistan(click to view full) It seems like a simple, and eminently sensible change. Instead of paying for hours of service and spare parts for military platforms, and trying to forecast usage, set required reliability levels. Then implement...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2007 | Policy - Procurement, Specialty Aircraft, Transformation, Transport & Utility, USA
KC-135 refuels F-22A(click to view full) Gen. Arthur Lichte, the commander of USAF Air Mobility Command, recently placed the stakes behind the $30+ billion, 175 aircraft KC-X aerial refueling tanker contract in perspective, and discussed past aerial tanker program...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
Katrina 2005(click to view full) W. G. Yates and Sons Construction Co. in Oxford, MS received a $73.8 million firm-fixed price contract for the design and reconstruction of 9 projects at Keesler Air Force Base including a training aids facility, postal center, fire...
